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Non-Traditional Health Worker Steering Committee meets Jan. 7, 14 in Salem, Portland

January 3, 2013 -- The Oregon Health Policy Board’s Non-Traditional Health Worker (NTHW) Steering Committee will meet January 7 in Salem and January 14 in Portland.
 
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Rhonda Busek Takes High-Level Position with Oregon Health Authority

Busek, who’s been director of Medicaid programs for PacificSource Community Solutions, will become the deputy to Judy Mohr Peterson on Jan. 15
  December 13, 2012 -- Rhonda Busek is joining the Oregon Health Authority on Jan. 15 as the deputy to Judy Mohr Peterson, director of Medical Assistance Programs. “Rhonda will bring a unique set of skills and abilities to this position that will truly help us all move down the path of health system transformation,” according to an announcement by Mohr Peterson. “We’re very excited about having her join us.” Read More >>

Klamath County Still at Odds Over Mental Health

The Oregon Health Authority has sent in a second mediator to resolve the ongoing issues between county officials and Cascade Health Alliance
December 5, 2012 -- A last-ditch effort is under way in Klamath County to mediate the dispute over mental health services for the nearly 13,000 people on the Oregon Health Plan. Read More >>

Save The Date: Oregon Health Policy Board to Meet Dec. 11

Public forum on health system transformation progress
November 28, 2012 -- The first coordinated care organizations (CCO) started in Oregon on August 1, 2012 in several areas of the state. Now, about 90 percent of Oregon Health Plan members are served by a CCO.   Read More >>

State Officials Insist Hospitals Not Overpaid Under Provider Tax

But the specific amount of money that hospitals get back is not open to public disclosure, according to Judy Mohr-Peterson
November 29, 2012 -- Poor Oregonians will receive an extra $2.033 billion in healthcare from mid-2011 through mid-2013, according to the latest estimates of the impact of a state tax on hospitals. Yet even many within the industry still don’t understand the state’s so-called provider tax, according to Judy Mohr-Peterson, director of medical assistance programs with the Oregon Health Authority. Read More >>

Tension Mounts in Klamath County Over CCO

Cascade Health Alliance, which has been certified as the CCO, cannot move forward because of an impasse with county commissioners over mental health services
November 21, 2012 -- The movement to create coordinated care organizations throughout Oregon is riddled with tension in Klamath County where its commissioners are embroiled in a dispute with Cascade Health Alliance over who should be responsible for mental health services. Read More >>

Oregon Health Policy Board to hold monthly meeting November 13 in Portland 

November 9, 2012 -- The Oregon Health Policy Board will hold its monthly meeting November 13 in Portland. The board will hear an overview of coordinated care organization implementation and a presentation on alignment opportunities between the board and Oregon’s Early Learning Council. The board also will continue its ongoing discussion of community health initiatives. Public testimony will be heard beginning at 11:45 a.m. Read More >>

Childhood Lead Action Level Drops, But Funding Lags

Removing the Source of Exposure Critical to Treating Lead Poisoning
October 29, 2012 -- Until May of this year, the Centers for Disease Control's “action level” for blood poisoning in children was 10 micrograms per deciliter. Now the CDC has set what its website calls the “level of concern” for blood-lead poisoning at five micrograms per deciliter – but just what that means for families, healthcare providers and local governments remains to be seen. Read More >>

Tobacco Prevention Bolstered by Partnership

Trillium Community Health Plan and Lane County work together to achieve the triple aim
October 2, 2012 -- When it comes to reducing the incidence of smoking, Trillium Community Health Plan, has come up with a novel approach. As one of 13 coordinated care organizations around the state, Trillium is integrating physical and mental healthcare for people on Medicaid to improve outcomes and keep costs sustainable. Read More >>

New Coordinated Care Organizations Moving Forward in Hood River, Wasco and Yamhill counties

Majority of Oregon Health Plan clients will have access to more coordinated, patient-focused care
August 29, 2012 -- Two new coordinated care organizations have been provisionally certified to serve Oregon Health Plan clients, officials announced today. Pending final approval later this month, the new CCOs will begin operation on November 1, 2012. PacificSource Community Solutions Coordinated Care Organization – Columbia Gorge Region will serve OHP clients in Hood River and Wasco counties. Yamhill County Care Organization will serve local clients there. Read More >>
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